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The Hot Springs County 4-H Shooting Team hit the mark at the State Shoot earlier this month with multiple individual wins scoring in the top ten for archery, shotgun, pistol, and rifle classes. On top of that, the Junior Shotgun Team took 7th place while the Junior Archery Team took 1st in the state. The State Shoot took place July 9 -12 in Douglas and hosted over 600 youth competitors. Junior Archery Team 1st Place William Clark, Garrett Titmus, John Maier and Jeffry Clark Junior Class B...
It’s time for the younger generation to show their stuff at the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association (WJRA) rodeo July 25 and 26 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The WJRA is expecting 40 to 50 cowboys and cowgirls. Performances start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m. on Sunday, and Cowboy Church will be offered at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Grand stands are open to the public and entry to the fairgrounds is free. Contestants are split into three age groups with a list of eligible events. Pee Wee c...
Seven Wyoming kids visit Washington D.C. and experience the big city for the first time with subways, commuter traffic, historic landmarks, and even fireflies. This is not describing a new movie, but rather the experience five Thermopolis and two Laramie 4-H'ers had on their recent trip to the nation's capitol. The trip was the second year Hot Springs County 4-H had participated in the leadership conference, Leadership Washington Focus, which is open to 7th and 9th grade 4-H members. Last year o...
A lot is happening in downtown Thermopolis in the upcoming months and the Retail Committee is preparing for it all. This weekend, for the Hot Springs County High School Reunion, the committee plans to brighten main street with balloons and is asking downtown businesses to participate in Christmas in July with sales, promotions, etc. With the recent Fourth of July parade, the retail committee discussed their thoughts on the number of parades the community holds. The general feeling was that with...
Bralee DeVries and Kaycee Stothart show their stuff with hula hoops at the Hot Springs County Library Kid's Talent Show Friday. Kids were able to showcase their talent in an array of subjects including dance, archery, reading, music, and more....
Visitors to Wyoming State Archeological Site Legend Rock will be happy to see a smiling face when they arrive at the visitor's center; though for returning visitors, the face should be familiar. Wyoming State Parks made improvements to the site five years ago, including a self-guided trail and visitor's center, shortly before BJ King began volunteering at the location. King has a background in education and a love for Indian culture and it is this passion that brought her back as a volunteer...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners selected the property at 107 North 9th as their Yard of the Month winner for July....
Home Town, a trio formed from the original five-piece local band, Prairie Grass, harmonizes with an old-timey sound. The five- and three-piece bands have been busy this summer performing throughout the region in places such as Red Lodge and Cody, and have upcoming performances scheduled for Kirby Days on Saturday and the Big Horn County Fair in late July. Original band, Prairie Grass, has been playing together for over 20 years. Home Town, formed about a year and a half ago, includes Harold...
Art strollers watch as spray paint artist Joe Moon demonstrates his detail work on a mosaic graffiti art piece at Storyteller last Friday....
Looking for some local produce? Visit your local farmers market. Looking for some low-key family fun? Visit your local farmers market. The Thermopolis Farmers Market starts back up for the season on Saturday, July 25 and will feature locally-made products as well as a welcoming forum to visit with neighbors, share recipes, listen to live music, and enjoy a relaxing morning down town. The farmers market, supported by the Master Gardener’s, is preparing to start its fourth season and plans to h...
Dust was flying at the 25th Annual Lion's Club Ranch Rodeo last Friday and Saturday nights with nine teams competing for the win. Teams included Rafter C Ranch, B&B Livestock, High Mountain Ranch, Cross T Ranch, Gooseberry Creek Ranch, David Ranch/Lazy Ass's, Butterfield Land & Livestock, Three Geese Land & Cattle, and Nye/Wallingford Ranches. Friday night started with the ranch rodeo calcutta where spectators could bid on their favorite team. The highest bid of $1,075 was for High Mountain...
Hot Springs County Recreation District coed softball came to a close Tuesday night as the top two teams played for the championship. Tournament games started on July 7 with winners moving on to games on July 9. The Jadeco/Merit team cleaned up with a final win for the championship of 23-4 over One Stop Repair Spark Plugs. Tuesday, July 7 #2 One Stop Repair Spark Plugs W #7 Gottsche Rehab L #6 Slide One In 14 #3 Pitch Slappers 12 #5 Mailloux Taxidermy 11 #4 Sons of Pitches 4 Thursday, July 9 #1...
Park Superintendent Kevin Skates bottle feeds female bison calf, Falina, at the corrals in the bison pasture. Falina is a three-month old calf that State Park employees were able to capture after noticing her mother was not producing any milk. Falina was captured shortly after her birth on April 20 and ever since Skates and a slew of volunteers have been bottle feeding her until she is able to fully rejoin the herd and feed herself. For now, the calf is familiarizing herself with the herd but...
Catering permits and street closures were the main discussion for Tuesday evening’s town council meeting. Catering permits for the NRA Banquet and two weddings at the HSC Fairgrounds and one permit for an Arts in the Park event were all approved by the council. Stefanie Gilbert with Main Street Thermopolis gave a presentation asking for downtown street closure for Oktobrewfest on September 26. Gilbert said the hope for this year’s event is to appeal to adults but maintain a family-friendly atm...
The State Park Master Plan Steering Committee met on Tuesday, June 30 with the goal of reviewing public comments and incorporating these comments into the draft preferred alternative plan. Tina Bishop, project manager with landscape architectural consulting firm Mundus Bishop, presented a list of comments from the community gathered from public meetings, website entries, emails, letters, and “I Wish” notes. These comments included a wide range of requests, some of which included: a sense of arr...
Cindi Dragon watches as Maryland native and owner of Ewes-ful Fiber Arts, Susan Withnell demonstrates how to spin wool at Monday night's Spinster's Delight spinning demonstration at Hot Springs County Library....
It may seem a little out of season to you that I am writing a branding column considering branding season is, for the most part, over; but for those lucky few that have been recently invited to a late-season branding I offer you a piece of advice. I somewhat recently attended a neighbor’s branding. For those of you who understand the seasons of cattle management, you know what I was getting into. For those of you who don’t, let me explain: Cattle have an average gestation length of 280 day...
Nikki and Jessie Slagel pitch in by answering someone's Facebook request for help with lawn maintenance. Please submit photos of yards in Thermopolis for consideration to be featured as the pride in property yard of the week in the Independent Record. Email photos to news@thermopir.com or bring them to 431 Broadway....
Hot Springs County High School 2016 underclassmen rose to the challenge and recently received bragging rights of their own this spring by achieving scores in the top 10% for ACT PLAN and ACT EXPLORE scores. PLAN tests are practice tests that prepare students for the types of questions and structure of the ACT. Students receive scores from their practice test that show them where there is room for improvement before taking the actual test. EXPLORE tests students in similar areas (English, Math,...
Don’t put your hats and cowboy boots away just yet because the Lion’s Club sponsored Ranch Rodeo is coming to town. Full of entertaining and competitive events, the two-night event will be fun for the whole family. This year promises to be a big year for the ranch rodeo as well as the Lion’s Club who is celebrating their 90th anniversary. The ranch rodeo was one of a kind at its beginning in Thermopolis in 1974 and was featured in Western Horseman. The rodeo ran for almost ten years and then too...
Historical romance fiction author, Rhonda Kulczyk will be holding a book signing on Tuesday, July 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Storyteller. Kulczyk, who was born in Montana, writes a period romance series of books with a western feel that flows generation by generation starting with character Alana Peterson in 1858 in the first book, Freedom to Love. The following books in the Freedom Series follow the original character’s daughters in their search for love and freedom. In Kulczyk’s first book tou...
HealthTech Management Services project manager, Neil Todhunter, started the monthly hospital board meeting held Tuesday, June 30, with an overview of the company and what they can do for the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital (HSCMH). Todhunter reviewed the roles and expertise of his staff and then covered how these individuals will work directly with HSCMH to reduce expenses in 2016. Board chairman Dr. Bill Williams discussed his experience at a recent conference that board members himself,...
The Hot Springs County Museum was busy the evening of Monday, June 22. The Wyoming Business Council's Access to Capital Solutions and Strategies presentation by Ryan Whitehead, Business Finance Program Manager from Cheyenne, held an informative discussion at 5:30 p.m. Whitehead presented the public with multiple loan and investment programs offered by the Business Council and encouraged local banks to investigate these programs to offer local small business owners more options for funding. Many...
You can see it in a person's eyes when they are passionate about something. You can hear it in their voice and you can see it in their work when they are doing what they love. It's something a person spends a lifetime working towards and passes on to the next generation; and in the cowboy state, it's that cowboy way of life that so many live for and the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) is preserving. 2014 marked the first year for WCHF inductees, and recently 2015 Honorees were chosen.... Full story
The Wyoming Walleye Stampede hit Boysen Reservoir June 26-28 for a weekend-long fishing tournament. Ninety two-man teams entered the tournament for a chance to win some serious cash and reel in some of the state's biggest walleye; and this year, Thermopolis resident Bill Mathews brought home the bragging rights as well as the check. The Wyoming Walleye Stampede is made up of four fishing tournaments located at Glendo Reservoir, Boysen Reservoir, and Pathfinder Reservoir. The Boysen tournament...
